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I. A. FORD.

BOX FOR CIGARS.

No. 377,245. Patented Jan. 3 1, 1888.

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FREDERICK A. FORD, OF NErV YORK, N. Y.

BOX FOR CIGARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 377,245, dated January31, 1888.

Application filed June 8, 1857. Serial No. 240,614.

To ctZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fannnnrox A. FORD, of the city of New York, countyand State of New York,,have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Boxes for Cigars, of which the following is such a full,clear, concise, and exact description as will enable others skilled inthe art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

My improvement relates more especially to that class of boxes in whichcigars are packed and in and from which they are sold.

It is a well-known fact that an ornamental appearance to cigar-boxesattracts purchasers, and to give such appearance, and thereby obtainincreased sales, various fancy labels and designs have been employed;but a greater inducement to consumers would exist if the boxes wereadaptable for subsequent use, and by placing the name of the brand uponboxes that will be preserved a valuable advertisement can be secured tothe manufacturer.

\Vith boxes of the ordinary form of construction the various marks ofthe trade placed or impressed directly thereon detract from theappearance, and the first disposition and opening of the boxes occasionsfurther defacement on account of the cancellation and destruction of therevenue-stamps, as required by law, and by the breaking and tearing ofthe various labels intended for decoration. Consequently the futureutility of such boxes for other purposes is impaired.

The object of my invention is to provide a box for cigars upon which therevenuestamp may be properly affixed and other usual labels or marksattached or impressed, and which will permit of the cancellation anddestruction of said stamp and of the opening of the box without injuryto or defacement of inner metallic box or portion capable of subsequentuse.

My invention consists of a cigar-box having an outer shell or casing ofsuitable protecting material, preferably pasteboard, and an innerreceptacle of metal, the two parts being united and yet adapted to beseparated from each other after cigars have been removed from the box.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is (No model.)

a perspective view of the box closed and with the revenue stamp pastedthereon in the manner required by law. Fig. 2 is a plan view when thetop cover is removed, showing the upper edges of the outer sides of thebox, to gether with the lid of the inner metallic receptacle. Fig. 3 isa vertical longitudinal section taken through the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

A represents the sides and ends 01' the outer case or box, and B theouter top or cover, which is shown in Fig. 1 as reaching down partiallyover the sides; but this cover maybe made and hinged in the ordinaryway.

C represents the inner metallic receptacle or box. This portion, asshown in Fig. 2, is provided with a hinged lid, which lid maybe suitablydecorated and bear the name or brand of the cigars sold from the box.The sides and ends of the metallic box may contain any desiredinscription, and are also preferably decorated, in order that the entireinner part may have a neat appearance when the cigars are disposed ofand it is disconnected from the outer case.

The outer and inner boxes are provided with corresponding apertures,preferably at the ends and below the upper plane occupied by the cigars.

E 19 are fasteners, which, being inserted through said apertures orholes and clinched 0n the inner sides, securely unite the metallic box Cwith the outer casing, A, but which may be unclinched and withdrawnafter cigars have been removed, at which time the said outer and innerboxes are thus capable of complete separation. The fasteners E E maypass through holes in the lower part of the sides; or, indeed, anysuitable attachment may be employed by which the outer and inner boxesare securely held together and adapted to be separated after disposingof the cigars.

By the use of a box such as described any stamps, labels, or marks canbe attached to or impressed upon the outer casing,which casing protectsthe metallic box from injury, and the package may he opened and usedwithout any (lclaceni-ent of the inner metallic box, upon which is anydesired decoration or advertisement; also, after sale or consumption ofthe cigars, the outer covering being removed or destroyed, the metallicbox will still be kept,

lic part being secured to said casing by fastenings arranged to becapable of release only after cigars have been removed from the box,whereby saidmetallic part may be detached and put to other use,substantially as set forth. 15

FREDERICK A. FORD.

Witnesses:

R. G. MONROE,

WILLIAM B. BOOKSTAYER.

